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689 0 # #TEATR## THURSDAY. OCTOBER 30. 1919.
日七月九
$36 FER ANNUM.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:
THE SHANTUNG PROBLEM.
TO-DAY'S BUDGET DEBATE,
STRONG CRITICISM BY UNOFFICIAL
There is an estimated decrease
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QUESTION IN THE COMMONS.
to the notice of the Chinese but none the less I would urge General Chamber of Commerce, Your Excellency to give it your of which I am the Chairman, consideration, that some of the men who were arrested and fined or of $1,000 in "Frison Induļtries." sent to goal for unlicensed If you will turn to page 58, under hawking during the early months"Prison. Other Charges of this year, had applied for but will find that the increase in ex- been rofused a licence on the penditure in the item Subeist- ground that already a suffici-ctance of Prisoners" is explained
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Entwistle in regard number of licenses had been as being partly due to an increase China's not signing the Peace Treaty, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth issued. The Chinese sak me to in the number of prisoners. Since quoted the statement of the President of the Chinese Republic on MR. SEVERN EXPLAINS GOVERNMENT HOUSING PLANS plead on half of these poor people the number of prisoners has gone September 15, that China had not signed owing to its dissatisfaction
for a more liberal policy. Some of up, haw is it that the prison with the Shantungclause. these men come to Hongkong with industrial labour haa yielded, their or is expected to leld. &
MEMBERS.
FOR KOWLOON.
INTERESTING SPEECH BY H. E. THE GOVERNOR.
This morning, the Colony'e inasmuch as it has become known Budget was discussed in thd as far as Peking, and was, to my Legislative Council, on the secon knowledge, favourably comment- reading of the Bill to apply asumed upon by one or two Chinese not exceeding $11,173,226 to the high officials, as an example of Public Service for the year 1920. British rule. His Excellency the Governor
As regards the item "Car presided. Speeches bearing on friage, Chair. etc.. Licen-
the many of the features dealt with ces,' by His Excellency in his remarksbers are of the opinion
introduction on the introduction of the Bill athe
of
unofficial
mem-
that public
fortnight ago were delivered by rickshas on Caine Road and Unofficial members, to which H.E. Bonham Road is an improvement, the Governor replied.
which is much appreciated by residents on that level. although certain portions of the two roads
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SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S SPEECH.
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London, October 22,
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AMERICA'S STRONG ATTITUDE.
PACIFIC ISLANDS.
EX-GERMAN PROPERTIES BEING DIVIDED.
Melbourne, October 22,
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
RETURNED SOLDIERS.
United States Tren
Are Good fires
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, ona Įdemand, to-day was da/5 11-16d.
THE WEATHER. Forecast-find. Barometer i Humidity 8 p.m. -63. 29.97. Temperature 2 p.m.
THE GYMKHANA.
PROSPECTS OF GOOD SPORT.
commence on the 5th-proximo.
The fields should prove good. The last Gymkhana was a record one for betting. There is no reason to expect a falling off in this respect on Saturday, for good sport is certain.
actually started.
By kind permission of Captain R.G.H. Henderson, C.B. and Officers, the Band of HMS. Hawkins will play at the Gymkhana. Including the Band- master, there are 24 musicians.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Theatre Royal-Vanity Fair: Fifth Edition-9.15 p.m.
Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Coronet Theatre--5.15 and 9.15
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1.
whole fortune) in order to earn smaller revenue. Whatever the an honest livelihood as hawkers. cause, we should like to be
Washington, October 22. When arested and fined, with the enlightened on this point.
In the Senate, Mr. MoCumber, a member of the mild reSOIVA- possible loss of their entire stock- The gross receipts from the tion group of Republicans" introduced a number of "compromise" in-trade, they inevitably go to Kowloon-Canton Railway (page the League on the application of Article Ten, the Monroe Doctrice in | reservations to the Peace Treaty, dealing with the withdrawal from swell the ranks of the unemployed 14) is estimated to amount to
The Gymkhana on Saturday, it and of rogues and vagabonds: $482,000, while the working Shantung, and the inequality of voting strength in the League is expected, will provide good or, worse still, may be driven expenses, special expenditure,
assembly. to
sport, provided the Clerk of the thieving. It would
Mr. Jones proposed that the Senate should attach a paragraph Weather remains in a good mood. be interest on the inscribed stock to the ratification of the Treaty providing for the United States to Some of the good jockers will not far better to bave more issue of 1906 together with the licensed hawkers, who can be Sinking Fund at I per cent. there-withdraw from the League in two years unless the German take part as they will be in controlled by the police than on, are expected to aniount to conditions are fulfilled, including the restoration of Shantung to Shanghai for the Races, which that a hardship should be in- $1,136,184, thus showing a deficit Sicted on poor but honest people, of over $634,000, as is shown in or that the Colony should have foot-note 3. on page 119. If in its midat a host of undesirables. therefore, it is for no other reason I hope that this, representation than a commerical reason, the will receive the armpathetic con- Government should make avery ideration of our energetic Captain effort to get our railway Superintendent of Police. linked up with the Canton-
The Gymkhana Clab is, we On page 9 of the Estimates Hankow Railway, which would
hear, going to instal an electric The Commonwealth Government has passed the Nauru Agree-bell from the judges' stand to the (West) Ferry Licences which able increase in the traffic on our of the Equator to go to Australia and New Zealand, whilst those selling of tickets before a race is appears the item "Kowloon undoubtedly result in a consider-
Iment Bill, providing for the ex-German islands of the Pacific south Ipari Mutuel stand to check the are rather narrow for this increas- ed wheeled traffic.
shows a revenue of nearly $119. line. The railway could also be The Bon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak. In connection with "Hawkers 000. The unoffical members are rendered more popular by certain north of the Equator go to Japan. aid-Sir,-As the senior un-Licences," I wish to say a few of the opinion that as a cheap improvements, but it would take official member of this Council words concerning the punishment)
ferry service would tend up too much of the time of this for the time being, it is my now being awarded by the Police
to help the spread of honourable Council for me to privilege to speak on behalf of Magistrates to boys for hawking
the native population from its detail them here. If Your the unofficial members on the without licences. I may say that Victoria to the other side of the glad to submit my suggestions at present congested area in Excellency desires it, I shall be subject of this Bill.
Except in May last my colleague, the harbour, the Government should a later date. what will be specially stated Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, and I took up
the expression of my thie question semi-officially with tion in the feres, especially in ment Houses Furniture" on page obtain from the lessees a reduc- The item Interest on Govern- WI views, the observations the Police Magistrates. The to make have present practice is that unless a
that for third class, against a 18 is estimated to amount to $290 the full concurrence of my un- fine is forthcoming, the little reasonable rebatement in the next year. We presume thathis official colleagues. In addition, offender is ordered to be whipped, Present rents paid to the Govern-interest is payable by the Gover- to my remarks, some of the other or sometimes sent to
nor on the value of furniture in unofficial members will address Owing to the poverty of the par- Changers' Licences "I would ask living quarters. We consider it gaol. ment.
Arising out of the item "Money rooms occupied by him as his this Council either by way of ents or guardians of these
QUESTION OF LEARNING FROM THE INEXPERIENCED. giving utterance to their in-boys it is
that the embargo on the export of somewhat niggardly on the part seldom very dividual opinions, or in amplifica-that fine
subsidinary coins from the Colony, of the public to require
Singapore, October 29. paid, with tion of some of my observations. the result that the poor lads have which entails hardship on the Governor to pay for the use of case of ex-roldiers who return to the Colony having to re-learn their A draft Ordinance has been issued in Penang dealing with the I will now proceed to deal with to undergo either Corporal people may be withdrawn at an furniture provided by them as a drill from others who have not seen the reel thing. certain items in the draft punishment or imprisonment for early date. Since the matter was matter of necessity. Even if this Estimates, taking them in the an offence forced on them by their taken up by the Chinese General is done in other Colonies, there Reserve and also enrol themselves in any Defence Corps.
The Governor may direct that they be placed on the General order as they appear therein.seniors. We consider it very Chamber of Commerce, with the is no reason why the practice The first item happens to be one hard on the boys, and should like co-operation of the Chinese banks, should continue here. on which I have to express my to see this state of affairs remedi. the premia on Hongkong sub-take the lead in this small matter, individual opinion, although ed as SOON as possible. The coins have disappeared. More as we have done in one or two believe that MF unofficial suggestion which Mr. Ho Fook over, our small coins and bank-larger matters in the past, colleagues more or less share and I made to the Magistrates was
notes are again at a discount in and ebolish the system; I refer to Assessel Taxes this: When a boy is arrested
Canton and the adjoining dis- and most likely Our sister on page 8. This item shows an for hawking without a licence tricts, and it does not now pay colonies will follow suit. In increase of nearly $112,000, and the parent or guardian is sent
aty one to take these moneys connection with this question, we
A fire which caused Tls 20,000 damage occurred in the apart- it would be interesting to know for, and a small fine imposed. If from Hongkong to such places. invite attention to the item "Rentments and offices in the Raven Trust Building on the Maloo. whether this increase is due to the parent or guardian could not
The reason for the embargo there- of Government Furniture" or more new houses having been be found, or could not or would fore no longer exists.
the same pago. This is evident- built since the current Estimates not pay the fine when imposed,
The revenue from "Opium ly
rent paid by officers were framed, or merely to re-then the boy should be sent to the Monopoly" shows a decrease of living in Goverment quar- essment of old buildings. Secretary for Chinese Affairs to $1,500,000, and the explanation ters in which furniture is Several complaints have been be dealt with by the Brewin Fund given in the note against it is supplied by the Government. If made to me by the Chinese | Committee who may be able to
that a decrease in consumption our suggestion regarding the that the steady increase in rents find work for him or get him a
of opium is expected. We should Governor's furniture is adopted has been due to certain houses license; or, in a really deserving
like to know whether the the privilege should be extended having been over-assessed on case,
to have
decrease is the resuit of to the other Government account of adjoining houses of educated in
of one
the a policy of the Government or officers, the amount involved equel value fetching higher free vernacular elémentary
is due to a diminshing demand being only $170 a year in their rentals. The assessor was per-schools supported by the Chinese. for the drug, or to a probable case. fectly right in putting the same We have not had a reply increase in the quantity of opium I DOW come to the rateable value on a house that to this suggestion, nor have I smuggled into the Colony, With Estimates of .Expenditure. produces a smaller rent as seen any indication that it has put expressing our opinion in any In the. Estimates of the Harbour on a similar structure adjoin-been adopted. My Chinese way, we desire a fuller explana-Master's Department, we suggest ing, which
yields a better colleague and I realise, as we shrinkage in a principal item of launch and, say, two fairly high- tion for such an enormous that provision may be made for a revenue to its owner. But the stated in cur letter to the fact that the higher rent Magistrates at the time, that our revenue.
power motor-boats. The launch might have been forced up by the the problem is intricate and
We find that the numberi s to be used for towing junks owner, in order to obtain difficult of solution, especially of Pawnbrokers Licences has and emeller crafts to the harbour a higher value for his house, when. Our law does
increased, and we wish to of refuge in typhoons and storma; should not be lost sight of permit of the
record our opinion that where while parent or
the motor-boats are to by the Government. The owner guardian being punished. The
there are too many pawnshops, serve as life-boats, which can at of the house Fielding the only solution that I can think of gambling inevitably springs up or the same time perform ordinary. smaller rental naturally raised and it has recently been advocat largely increases, with an attend- harbour duties. the rent on account of the higher ed in the English Press, is the that this point of view may and Exports Department," the ant increase in crime. We trust Under "Other Charges, Import assessment, with the result that establishment of a reformatory house rents generally have ad- for the reception of juvenile receive the attention of Your sub-heads "Fuel" and "Packing vanced by leaps and bounde. I ad-offenders. από for teaching
Excellency.
Expenses" show no reductions, in mit that the question of assessment them a useful trade. Perhaps, panies Fees on page 12, I wish Excellency's Budget speech that Passing now to "China Com-spite of the statement in your in the circumstance described is instead of a reformatory, an a difficult problem, but I commend industrial school for juveniles to offer for the consideration of much less opium was expected the matter to the careful con-would even be more useful. To the Government & suggestion to be boiled next year, and also sideration of the Government as such a school could be sent not one intimately connected with only boys guilty of municipal the prevailing high cost of living. offences, but also children of the The next item on which I wish poor, who would otherwise go to to say a few words is." Assessed swell
the up
number of Taxes, Special War Rätes. The street-urchins. The
separa- discontinuance of these rates tion of these two classes immediately on the signing of the offboys. if considered Peace Treaty created at the time necessary, is a detail that can be
.it.
arrange
him
not
which has the approval of my in spite of the falling off in unofficial colleagues. Owing to price of coal that has taken place the unrest prevailing in the since the current Estimates were interior of China, the num-passed. It is true that tho ber of business men who have amounts inserted for next year transferred their commercial need not be all speat; but the activities to this Colony, which provision of a sum larger than affords them security and pro-what will actually be required tection, is large and is daily does not conduce to economy,
the
a very good impression among arranged. Such an institution increasing. If it could be done, In connection · with the Chinese who said that could be evolved out of the exist. I should like to see British pro- Estimates of this Department, although the impost had to cease ing free vernacular schools, or be-tection afforded to all Chinese wa desire to taks this aomatically as required, by the come an adjunct to them. I may companies registered here, opportunity to urge the Ordinance, the Government could mention that this suggestion has outside this Colony, In oarly abolition of the trade have easily, had they so wished, the sympathetic support of all that event, Hongkong would restrictions introduced owing to found excuse to continue it by my unofficial colleagues.
assuredly become increasingly the exigencies of the war,
means of an amending ordinance. There is another matter arising popular to the Chinese business particularly the regulations or by calling the tax some other out of this item of reven-men, and, what is more, British governing import and export Bame. The action of the ue, on which I venture prestige in China would be greatly permita, which are causing Government had a result to make some observatione
enhanced. I know that this is an great inconvenience to the more far-reaching than they the number of hawkers' licences Imperial question, and one that general public, and zre Find probably anticipated, to be issued. It has been brought
is beset with many difficulties, (Continued on Par
FIRE AT SHANGHAI,
Shanghai, October 29.
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KNOCKER
WILSON
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Gymkhana at Happy Valley. Theatra Royal.-M. C. L. entertainment-9.15 p.m.
FIGHT!
FIGHT! FLIGHT!!
According to en overnight telegram, the U. B. Benate is stil
PEACE
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